Selling a car, question about V5?

Yes, you could do that. You could also write up some sort of dated receipt signed by both parties to confirm that the vehicle has changed owner as well. Just type out something and leave the spaces for the date, amount and name of buyer blank so you can fill it in at the time. Also make two copies one for you, one for the buyer.

Yes your correct , a photocopy is however only of limited help as its only a photocopy and could easily be a forgery.

Any dispute as to who owns the car would eventually be resolved when the original signed v5 document was eventually processed by the DVLA .

Make sure the v5 is completed by the seller and posted - do not simply hand over the uncompleted v5 to the new buyer and let them fill in the form.

Yes, I always scan the V5 onto my PC before I post it off to the DVLA.

Also make sure you get the buyers address and get them to sign a receipt showing the date (and even the time) of the sale, the price paid and "sold as seen, tested and approved" written on it too.

BTW as far as the language thing goes, I'll bet if you were lowering the price they'd understand perfectly, don't be deterred.

you can fill in the V5 photocopy it, and get a certificate of postage for it, (not signed for or special delivery) in the absence of the V5 use a V65, photocopy it and send it by the same method, once you have a document with the new owners details, signature, time and date on it, you can no longer be held responsible for offences committed after this time whilst driving this vehicle.

in extreme cases it can take dvla 9 months to update their records, if they have a backlog, and during this time you will receive the relevant documentation for all violations committed by this vehicle.

if this occurs send them a copy of the V5/V65 plus a copy of the certificate of postage, they will almost certainly threaten action in an attempt to get you to pay, however as their Information from the dvla is not up to date they don't have a leg to stand on, as you have demonstrated that you notified change of ownership at the time it occurred, and you can prove you notified dvla of this event, you cannot be held responsible for dvla's inability to update their records, as it is outside your control.

i had a similar incident where a vehicle i had sold 6 months previously, was exceeding the limit through a speed cameras on a daily basis, despite forwarding the documentation to them they still threatened implementing a custodial sentence for failing to disclose who the driver was, i then informed them that as the mother of the person i sold the vehicle to had informed me he had been remanded in custody by the judge at crown court, some weeks previously, and that unless the judge was allowing him out of prison on a daily basis, to give the car a run to keep the battery charged up, i had no idea who the driver of the vehicle was at the time the incidents occurred, and i had fulfilled my legal obligation some months previously.

most people that work for these penalty ticket departments are incapable of eliciting and acting on information they receive, it's easier to ignore it and keep threatening people in the hopes they will eventually pay to get rid of the pestering letters.

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